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Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)
Name authority
(Klein, 1936)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Trombidiformes
Family
Tetranychidae
Genus
Eutetranychus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumChelicerata
  5. classArachnida
  6. superorderAcariformes
  7. orderTrombidiformes
  8. suborderProstigmata
  9. infraorderEleutherengona
  10. superfamilyTetranychoidea
  11. familyTetranychidae
  12. genusEutetranychus
  13. speciesEutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Eutetranychus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Eutetranychus bilobatus Nassar & Ghai, 1981TetranychidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eutetranychus carinae Meyer, 1974TetranychidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eutetranychus concertativus Meyer, 1974TetranychidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eutetranychus fici Meyer, 1987TetranychidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eutetranychus nagai Nassar & Ghai, 1981TetranychidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eutetranychus namibianus Meyer, 1987TetranychidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eutetranychus nomurai Flechtmann, 1997TetranychidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eutetranychus pyri Attiah, 1967TetranychidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eutetranychus sanaae Smiley & Baker, 1995TetranychidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eutetranychus swazilandicus Meyer, 1974TetranychidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eutetranychus transverstriatus Smiley & Baker, 1995TetranychidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eutetranychus xianensis Ma & Yuan, 1982TetranychidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 25 records assigned to Tetranychidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Eutetranychus monodi André, 1954 André, 1954synonym
Anychus orientalis Klein, 1936 Klein, 1936synonym
Anychus ricini Rahman & Sapra, 1940 Rahman & Sapra, 1940synonym
Eutetranychus anneckei Meyer, 1974 Meyer, 1974synonym
Eutetranychus sudanicus El Badry, 1970 El Badry, 1970synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

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ZA

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Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Klein, H.Z. Contributions to the knowledge of the red spiders in Palestine. I. The Oriental red spider, Anychus orientalis Zacher. II. The common red spider, Epitetranychus althea v. Hainstein. Bulletin Israel Agric. Res. Stn. Rehovot, 21: 3-36, 37-63. (1936). Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3DCQ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.